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Data Provider: Welsh Government Pupils with a local authority maintained individual development plan or statement of special educational needs by year
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2003/04307.The data item is not applicable
2004/05307.The data item is not applicable
2005/06298.The data item is not applicable
2006/07289.The data item is not applicable
2007/08301.The data item is not applicable
2008/09304.The data item is not applicable
2009/10377.The data item is not applicable
2010/11446.The data item is not applicable
2011/12343.The data item is not applicable
2012/13386.The data item is not applicable
2013/14388.The data item is not applicable
2014/15413.The data item is not applicable
2015/16Information was not available for January 2016: 6696002 - Coleg Llanymddyfri, 6646004 - Options Kinsale, 6686019 - Ty Cariad.412.The data item is not applicable
2016/17Information was not available for January 2017: 6696012 - Cilddewi Uchaf, 6696013 - Maes Werdd , 6746001 - The Hollies, 6816095 - Red Rose School.472.The data item is not applicable
2017/18517.The data item is not applicable
2018/19Information was not available for January 2019: 6606028 - Caban Aur, 6626017 - St David\'s College, 6646004 - Options Kinsale, 6686014 - Marlowe St David\'s Education Unit, 6706025 - Ynystawe Lodge, 6666053 - Trefnanney School.517.The data item is not applicable
2019/20Independent schools data is not being published for 2020 as the data collection was not completed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The data that was collected is available on request..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
2020/21Information was not available for January 2021: 6696017 - Westward House, 6816100 - Cardiff Montessori School and Nursery, 6816098 - Cardiff Muslim Academy, 6816096 - Cardiff Steiner School, 6796014 - Talocher School, 6706027 - Swansea Sixth Form College, 6706026 - Priority Childcare, 6696008 - Nant-y-Cwm Steiner School, 6686019 - Ty Cariad, 6686014 - Marlowe St Davids Education Unit778.The data item is not applicable
2021/22Information was not available for February 2022: 6636013 - Fairholme Preparatory School, 6636040 - The Branas School, 6666053 - Trefnanney School, 6686014 - Marlowe St David\'s Education Unit, 6686020 - Birribi Education, 6706026 - Priority Childcare, 6796014 - Talocher School, 6806007 - Wadham College, 6816087 - Craig Y Parc School, 6816090 - Cardiff Academy801.The data item is not applicable
2022/23Information was not available for January 2023: 6626019 - Rydal Penrhos, 6686014 - Marlowe St David\'s Education Unit, 6696008 - Nant-y-cwm Steiner School, 6716001 - Brynmorgan Villa, 6816090 - Cardiff Academy929.The data item is not applicable
2023/24Information was not available for January 2024: 6816087 - Craig Y Parc School772.The data item is not applicable
2024/25Information was not available for January 2025: 6706027 - Swansea Sixth Form College, 6816097 - Ely Presbyterian Church School, and 6816106 - Cardiff Muslim High School106807

Metadata

Title

Pupils with statements of special educational needs by year

Last update

23/07/2025 23/07/2025

Next update

July 2026 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), Welsh Government

Contact email

school.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

See other items

Data collection and calculation

Schools’ data are derived from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) returns and STATS 1 returns supplied by schools open on Census day in January each year. The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

From 2003/04 or more recently if the data item is not available for earlier years.

Rounding applied

None.

Statistical quality

School Census returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.